Sriracha Has Halted Shipping; The Elderly Are Flocking to Restaurants

It’s the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.

The LinksSometimes, life demands that you bite your tongue; at other times you must hold your sauce. Such is the lamentable fate of Huy Fong Foods, also known as the Sriracha people. After a tumultuous few months, the State of California has demanded that the sriracha factory hold its bottles for 30 days before shipping. Allegedly, this will “ensure an effective treatment of micro-organisms” in the sauce. Listen closely: You can hear thousands of eyebrows lifting in skeptical unison. [NPR]